The former French-German border post between Lauterbourg (France) and Berg (Germany) has been repurposed as a restaurant and small museum February 24, 2016. As European nations struggle to save their open-border Schengen zone from the frontier closures prompted by chaotic movements of migrants and refugees fleeing war and poverty in the Middle East and Africa, former border posts from before the era of the European Union's passport-free area languish in various states of repair. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler SEARCH "ABANDONED BORDER" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "THE WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY